Better whites and yellows.

by **Didgeridoo101** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:29 am

Hey folks,

I seem to be having some real trouble when it comes to painting smooth consistent whites and yellows. Any suggestions for a novice at best painter?

Website · by **Packadurm** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:44 am

Im no expert, but I find that if you use a Foundation paint similar to the regular paint you want to use first it makes it easier for the white or yellow to go on. For example, use Astronomican Grey and do a layer where you want your whites, then once it dries put on the skull white. I think Iyanden dark sun is what people use for yellows.

I'm no expert! Just my thoughts.

by **Tokkan** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:00 am

Whites and Yellows are some of the colours that take best to watering down the paint a bit more than usual and layering it on, IIRC.

by **Chooka** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:25 am

For my whites and yellows, if it's on any space larger than a detail piece, I use my spray gun. It gives you the smoothest coats and takes seconds. I used it on my Titan for all the white spots (reds too). For smaller parts, the foundations paints are a huge help. Like mentioned above, use the closest available one (iyanden etc) and work up from there.

by **FallenAngel_864** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:06 pm

Translucent colours like yellow (and Red!) are best applied over a white base coat. Personally I don't find watering down the paint helps, but what does for me is painting a single layer at a time and letting it dry/cure completely before applying the second, third, ect. Don't worry about streaks, you'll fix this in a subsequent layer!. This achieves a bright and uniform overall colour.

by **QuietiManes** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:09 pm

Think that's all good advice up there. Paint those colours over a white base and/or primer. Barring that, thinning them more than usual and doing more layers than usual will help to smooth out and give good coverage. The more you thin it the less time you need to wait to let it dry enough for the next layer too, so it evens out, sorta.

Another related tip, white covers, and also white helps cover, in other words, if you want to cover the colour below, mix in some white to the top colour. Painting red over pink, painting yellow over a "pastel" yellow. If you get a nice white primer it'll cover even better but tends to be grainier. Anyway, mixing white in the "in between" layer works like a charm %99 of the time.

I don't know enough about the foundation paints to say for sure, but they might hurt more than help you progress (in the long run).

by **Akahlar** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:18 pm

Ask Orbital, I know he's done a lot of work with yellow and has a method for it.